Archive of: Animal cruelty

This page provides more information on Lucy’s rescue and subsequent treatment at RSPCA WA. We want you to know that we did everything we possibly could to rehabilitate her and give her the life that every dog deserves.

RSPCA WA has received a number of reports of animal baiting around Perth and regional areas. RSPCA WA is warning owners to keep an eye on their pets, and reminding people that baiting is a criminal offence with serious consequences.

It has been a horrendous 48 hours for animals around Western Australia, with concerned members of the community reporting four severe cases of cruelty and neglect around the state to RSPCA WA.
In addition to the sad case of Jack, the dog burnt in Geraldton earlier this week, in the last 48 hours Inspectors have had to attend to:
A puppy bashing south of Perth
An emaciated, injured foal in Bunbury
A cat suffering from extreme neglect in Mandurah
A badly neglected dog with a severe skin condition in Perth’s northeast

In just one day, RSPCA WA Inspectors rescued 39 animals in just two investigations in Perth’s northern suburbs and Collie. The two cases are not related, but demonstrate the challenges faced by RSPCA Inspectors every day.

The RSPCA acknowledges that, in certain circumstances, it is necessary to manage populations of wild animals or invasive species for a number of reasons, including for the protection and conservation of native wildlife.

When undertaken, the RSPCA believes management activities must use methods that are humane, target-specific, and effective; to reduce suffering and to mitigate the risk to non-target animals.